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Huss Future Fest 2017 has rummage galore!

Calling all good people who love a good deal in support of a good cause: this year’s Huss Future Fest rummage sale is going to be amazing! I hope you have your calendar marked for the Fest, which is just one week from today—that’s July 22 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The annual rummage sale is one of our most popular events, and one of our biggest fundraisers for the Huss Project. What I really love about it is all of the many kinds of giving that happen around the sale!

It starts with our donors, who clean out a little corner of the garage or pack up the leftovers from their own sale to donate.

Then, countless volunteers unpack, sort, and price the items that come our way. This year’s volunteers have included *cino staff and interns and supporters, as well as campers from Camp Tavor and YMCA Camp Eberhart.

Next, we get day-of volunteers on the schedule to staff the sale—ready to answer your questions with a smile and help you lug that new treasure out to your car.

Then, of course, there’s YOU: our customers who browse the shelves, looking for something neat to take home in exchange for a contribution to the Huss Project.

And finally, *cino staff and volunteers—more campers and usually the staff of the Calvin College Service-Learning Center—help pack up the leftovers and make sure they get to other local agencies to serve families in need.

A lot of people help out with this sale AND this sale really helps a lot of people…and puts a lot of good stuff to re-use rather than the trash!

We are done accepting rummage for this year, but please keep us in mind for a donation next June and let us know if you’d like to jump in on volunteering for the day-of sale, the follow-up bag sale on July 29, or packing up leftovers.